The NRA contributed $68,300 to Washington state candidates during the election, according to the Helena, Mont.-based non-profit. Another anti-gun-control group, the Gun Owners Action League of Washington, gave $106,175 to candidates and committees during the same period. It’s the most money given by gun-control opponents in Washington in the past 12 years.

Overall, the NRA gave to more than 500 candidates and 21 political party committees in 37 states, with 87 percent going to Republicans during the 2011-2012 state-level elections, according to the group.

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